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The Netscape browser is finally going to Internet Heaven. AOL announced today that it’s pulling the plug on the browser Feb. 1. Yeah, I know, you thought Netscape died a long time ago, replaced by Mozilla Firefox, the open-source child that it spawned in 2002. But Netscape sort of hung on like a flawed clone of its offspring, with annoying AOL junk plastered over the elegant Firefox code. Eventually, everyone fled the monstrous mummy. In the Netscape tradition, Firefox has innovated tabbed browsing, integrated newsreading and loads of other features that Microsoft has rushed to copy.

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  • The Netscape browser is finally going to Internet Heaven. AOL announced today that it’s pulling the plug on the browser Feb. 1. Yeah, I know, you thought Netscape died a long time ago, replaced by Mozilla Firefox, the open-source child that it spawned in 2002. But Netscape sort of hung on like a flawed clone of its offspring, with annoying AOL junk plastered over the elegant Firefox code. Eventually, everyone fled the monstrous mummy. In the Netscape tradition, Firefox has innovated tabbed browsing, integrated newsreading and loads of other features that Microsoft has rushed to copy.
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  • The Netscape browser is finally going to Internet Heaven. AOL announced today that it’s pulling the plug on the browser Feb. 1. Yeah, I know, you thought Netscape died a long time ago, replaced by Mozilla Firefox, the open-source child that it spawned in 2002. But Netscape sort of hung on like a flawed clone of its offspring, with annoying AOL junk plastered over the elegant Firefox code. Eventually, everyone fled the monstrous mummy. Firefox has actually done pretty well against Microsoft Internet Explorer, the jack-booted thug that beat the original Netscape into a bloody pulp with its monopolistic truncheon. According to TechCrunch, Firefox has a 16.01% share of the Web browser market, compared to IE’s 77.35%. Netscape has a measly 0.6%. In the Netscape tradition, Firefox has innovated tabbed browsing, integrated newsreading and loads of other features that Microsoft has rushed to copy. So Netscape can be proud of its legacy: it opened the World Wide Web to the masses with its ground-breaking browser in 1994, and its love child continues to pioneer new territory ahead of the Microsoft army. Go gentle into that good night, Netscape. We’ll always remember you. Improve this article This article is taken in part from:
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